What's New

Fix for iOS17.2

App Description

Enfour, Inc. has combined Oxford's largest single-volume English Dictionary and largest Thesaurus, plus audio, all in one application —making this the largest Oxford English reference on ANY mobile platform.

● The entire Oxford Dictionary of English, Second Edition (ODE)
● Oxford Thesaurus of English, Second Edition (OTE). Including extensive reading & reference material, over and above the core content
● 72,000 pre-recorded sound files from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford SoundBank with native British voice actors.

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◼ Enfour, Inc.'s Application Features:

▪ full content of the unabridged texts
▪ complete appendices and front matter
▪ unique three-way cross-referencing search
▪ real-time progressing look-up
▪ wildcard searches for unknown spellings & quizzes
▪ hyperlinking between dictionary, thesaurus, & appendices
▪ unique support for round-trip search from other applications
▪ fallback online searches for esoteric or archaic words and the latest slang
▪ bookmarks with editable notations
▪ AI boosted anagram generator
▪ iCloud Bookmark syncing
▪ automatic history
▪ 3D Touch support
▪ iPad Pro multi-screen and Drag & Drop
▪ iPad Multitasking
▪ DarkMode support
▪ "Today" & LockScreen Widgets
▪ "Share" module to search within other apps
 - with a history feature, so you can study later
▪ "Word-of-the-Day" feature with multiple words sets
▪ iPhone 15 & iOS17 support. macOS support
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◼ ODE Description

▶ The foremost single-volume authority on the English language
▶ Hundreds of new words and senses derived from the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus, giving the most complete and accurate picture of the English language

The Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today, informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the 800-million-word Oxford English Corpus. This revised edition includes hundreds of brand-new words and senses, as well as up-to-date encyclopedic information, and extensive appendices covering topics such as countries, heads of state, and chemical elements.

◼ OTE Description

▶ Authoritative coverage of more synonyms and antonyms than any other A-Z thesaurus
▶ New and up-to-date synonyms and senses, based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus
▶ Accessible and easy to use, with synonyms given in order of usefulness and key synonyms highlighted
▶ Lists including foreign words and phrases, and imitative words added to the completely revised center section giving useful vocabulary on a broad range of topics, from clothes and food to medicine and music
▶ Special Features: Choose the Right Word boxes that help distinguish between close synonyms, plus Word Links panels: look up the word 'coin' and find the link with 'numismatic'

The WordFinder section of word lists has been fully revised and reorganized with its own quick-reference index and includes topics from clothes and food, to medicine and music, with new lists of foreign words and phrases, archaic words, imitative words, British and American equivalents, and more. It is an invaluable resource to help broaden your vocabulary and provide quick answers to word puzzles and crossword clues.

◼ Sound Files from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary & Oxford SoundBank

◼ Features:
▶ high-quality recordings with native English pronunciations

Powered by Enfour's -"UniDict® Engine 15"
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Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE), Second Edition revised
© Oxford University Press 2005
Oxford Thesaurus of English (OTE) Second Edition revised
© Oxford University Press 2006
Soundfiles from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
© Oxford University Press 2002
All rights reserved Oxford University Press

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 16, 2011 New version 3.6
  • April 13, 2011 New version 3.5.3
  • March 29, 2011 New version 3.5.2
  • March 18, 2011 New version 3.5.1
  • March 16, 2011 New version 3.5
  • February 16, 2011 New version 3.4.1
  • January 18, 2011 New version 3.4
  • December 20, 2010 New version 3.3.1
  • November 16, 2010 New version 3.3
  • October 30, 2010 New version 3.2
  • September 13, 2010 New version 3.0.1
  • July 26, 2010 Price increase: $49.99 -> $54.99
  • July 21, 2010 Price decrease: $54.99 -> $49.99
  • July 08, 2010 New version 3.0
  • February 18, 2010 New version 2.2
  • January 14, 2010 New version 2.1.4
  • August 18, 2009 New version 2.1.3
  • July 07, 2009 New version 2.1.2
  • June 27, 2009 New version 2.1.1
  • June 16, 2009 Price decrease: $59.99 -> $54.99
  • May 16, 2009 New version 2.1
  • April 16, 2009 New version 2.0.1
  • November 18, 2011 New version 3.8
  • December 23, 2011 Price decrease: $54.99 -> $45.99
  • January 02, 2012 Price increase: $45.99 -> $54.99
  • January 12, 2012 New version 3.9
  • May 29, 2012 New version 4.0
  • July 07, 2012 New version 4.1
  • July 23, 2012 New version 4.1.1
  • August 07, 2012 New version 4.1.2
  • September 14, 2012 New version 4.1.3
  • November 02, 2012 New version 4.1.4
  • March 05, 2015 New version 6.3
  • December 06, 2015 New version 6.6
  • November 26, 2016 New version 6.9
  • June 24, 2019 New version 8.5.1
  • June 24, 2019 Price decrease: $54.99 -> $39.99
  • November 19, 2019 New version 8.7
  • December 10, 2019 New version 8.8
  • January 28, 2020 New version 9.0
  • July 15, 2020 New version 9.4
  • July 15, 2020 Price decrease: $39.99 -> $23.99
  • September 16, 2023 New version 14.7.2
  • September 16, 2023 Price decrease: $23.99 -> $18.99
  • November 15, 2023 New version 15.0.4